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please give me some questions on chapter tea from assam

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. Tea from Assam

1.     Where was Rajvir going? Why?

Rajvir was going to Pranjol’s house in Assam. Pranjol had invited him to spend the summer vacations with him at his house. Moreover, Rajvir was interested to know about the tea with Pranjol. It was so because Pranjol lived amongst the tea gardens and did not have much interest in them while it was all new and exciting for Rajvir.

2.     What did Pranjol do during the journey? What did Rajvir do during the journey? Why?

During the journey, Pranjol either read the detective stories or listened to Rajvir while Rajvir enjoyed the greenery outside and shared his knowledge about the tea with Pranjol. It was so because Pranjol lived amongst the tea gardens and did not have much interest in them while it was all new and exciting for Rajvir.

3.     What did Rajvir see on his way to Pranjol’s house?

Rajvir saw a lot of greenery on his way to Pranjol’s house. He saw soft green paddy fields and then the tea bushes. He also saw a tea garden with a building in the middle of it. Later, he passed through the tea bushes and saw tea-pluckers plucking the tea leaves.

4.     Describe a tea garden.

A tea garden is a tea plantation. It has tea bushes, arranged in orderly rows with the tall shade-trees behind them. The tea-pluckers move busily amidst these rows. There is a building in the middle of it where tea is processed and packed mechanically.

5.     What excited Rajvir? Why did Pranjol not share his excitement?

Rajvir had never seen a tea garden before. So, the sight of a tea garden excited him. But Pranjol had been born and brought up on tea plantation. He had seen them many-a-times. So he did not share Rajvir’s excitement.

6.     Why did the building amidst the tea garden appear ‘ugly’ to Rajvir?

Rajvir found the tea garden very beautiful with tiny tea plants, tall trees and doll-like tea pluckers. He liked the green and pure natural environment of the area. The building was an eyesore in the natural scene and was polluting it with the smoke billowing out of the chimneys. So it appeared ‘ugly’ to Rajvir.

7.     What are the various legends regarding the origin of tea?

It is said that tea was discovered in China when some leaves fell into the Emperor’s boiling water and he found it had a delicious flavor. The Indian legend says that a Buddhist monk Bodhidharma cut off his eyelids which grew up as tea plants.

8.     What surprised Mr Barua? Why?

Rajvir shared his knowledge about the tea plantation with Mr Barua. He told him about the second-flush or sprouting period of tea i.e., from May to July that yields the best tea. His extensive knowledge about the tea plantation surprised Mr Barua because he did not expect it from someone who had come there for the first time.

9.     What are the various legends about the origin of tea?